Control the PowerPoint window

After opening PowerPoint, the following steps can make it a more comfortable and productive environment:

Maximize the PowerPoint window. Click the Maximize button in the upper-right corner of the window.

If you see a Restore button, that is an indicator that the window is already maximized.

You will run into problems if you are working in a window that is not maximized, but has been sized (stretched) to take up the entire screen. If your window looks "full size" but still has a Maximize button, be sure to shrink the window so that it is visibly smaller than the screen. Then click the Maximize button to maximize it correctly.

Set the zoom level of the slide. Click the drop-down arrow next to the Zoom button and select a zoom level.

Select Fit and PowerPoint will set the zoom automatically to show the entire slide in the available space in the slide pane.

You can zoom in (a larger number) to work with smaller objects and to fine-tune positioning.

You can zoom out (a smaller number) to see more of the page or document.

You can also click in the Zoom box itself, type a number and press Enter

Configure the sizes of the panes in the Normal view by dragging the borders between the panes.